Forest Insect Pests in Response to Global Climate Change
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Biodiversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 256
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ecology; Orthoptera; forests; habitat fragmentation; insects; environmental impacts
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forest insect pests are a significant concern for forestry management, and their impact is expected to intensify due to global climate change. Changes in temperature, precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events are predicted to alter the distribution, population dynamics, and behavior of forest insect pests, leading to increased outbreaks, range expansions, and novel interactions. Understanding the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying the effects of climate change on forest insect pests is essential for designing effective mitigation and adaptation strategies that promote forest health and productivity. Climate change is predicted to affect the distribution of organisms, including tree lines, advancing towards higher altitudes and latitudes. Insect herbivores might suffer both direct and indirect effects of climate change, such as elevated temperatures, CO2 concentrations, drought stress, and nutrient conditions, inducing greater food consumption by herbivores. However, the response of insect pests to global climate change might be complex, displaying multiplicative, antagonistic, or synergistic reactions. Effective management strategies should consider the implications for forest management, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.
The aim of this Special Issue is to focus on the state of the art of responses of forest insects to global climate change, considering the complexities of direct and indirect interactions; the contrasts of risks, processes, and protective measures in planted versus native forests; as well as the comparison between tropical and temperate forest ecosystems. We are particularly interested in cutting-edge research on forest resilience to disturbance and its impacts on insect population dynamics, and on the risks of pest upsurges.
Dr. Carlos Frankl Sperber
Dr. Fernanda M.P. Oliveira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- outbreak risks
- complex interactions
- direct and indirect effects
- forest management
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